*Software Engineer*
Employee Type: Full-Time
Industry: Defense - Aerospace
Job Type: Engineering
Travel: Occasional
*Company Overview*
*DRS Technologies,*headquartered in Arlington, VA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. which employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. We are a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, we develop, manufacture and support a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as well as homeland security.
We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture which rewards performance. We offer employees an opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing, engineering driven company. We provide a challenging work environment, exceptional opportunity, and excellent benefits including heath care, dental plan, vision plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan, flexible work schedules including a 9/80 workweek, competitive pay and flexible spending benefits among others. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the defense and commercial technology. For additional information on DRS, please visit our website atwww.drs.com.
*Business Unit Overview*
The DRS Advanced ISR business unit designs, develops and manufactures EWISR systems, avionics systems, flight safety products, tactical radios, communications equipment and intelligence systems used by the United State and friendly foreign military services. The company also integrates its products onto military and other government agency platforms and supports these products worldwide. DRS offers employees an opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing, engineering driven company. DRS provides a challenging work environment, exceptional opportunity, and excellent benefits including heath care, dental plan, vision plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan, flexible work schedules including a 9/80 workweek, competitive pay and flexible spending benefits among others. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the defense and commercial technology areas.
*Job Location*: Dayton, Ohio
*Position Summary:*
This position is in our Dayton, Ohio location in the Mission Point office complex. Responsibilities will involve primarily working as a member of a team of engineers supporting the development of our Communications and Tactical Terminals product line and the integration of our products into airborne, naval, and ground systems. Software engineering responsibilities include design, development, simulate, analysis, testing and debugging of computer software and firmware applications and/or systems. Other responsibilities may include development with real-time operating systems, database design, operator/machine Interface, networks, and others. Candidates must be capable of determining hardware compatibility, completing documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance, and interacting with stakeholders to define system requirements.
*Duties and Responsibilities:*
* Support and participate in technical activity
* Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
* May use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments
* Ability to work independently under supervision of others
* Regular reporting of progress and status
* Completion of assigned task on time and meeting technical requirements
* Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction develops designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
* Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
* Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
* Develop prototypes to retire key development risks as directed
* Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
* May participate in preparation of less complex proposals
* Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
*Required Knowledge:*
* Demonstrates strong working knowledge of C/C++, Java, or C#
* Understanding of OOA/OOD Software Solutions
* Operating system concepts, and computer architecture knowledge
* Familiar with multi-threaded, and IP socket programming techniques
* Practical Knowledge of UML design tools
* Familiar with Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, or NetBeans IDEs
* Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance or the ability to attain one
*Desired Knowledge:*
* Embedded Real Time Software experience
* Good technical writing skills in support of task documentation
* Understanding of LINUX, Unix-like, and Windows Operating Systems
* Understand full software lifecycle
*Basic Qualifications:*
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
* 2 - 6 years of experience
* Competent technical expertise and application domain knowledge
*Physical Requirements:*
• Lifting - 0-20lbs 0 - 25% of time
• Walking - 0 - 25% of time
• Climbing - 0 - 10% of time
• Bending - 0 - 10% of time
• Sitting - 0 - 75% of time
• Standing - 0 - 10% of time
• Stooping - 0 - 10% of time
• Travel - 0 - 10% of time
*DRS Technologies, Inc. *is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. #BS #C4ISR